Timeline · 5 events

1. 2020-09-14FIR REGISTEREDMilestone99%

   A 19-year-old Dalit woman from Hathras, UP, gang-raped and assaulted by 4 upper-caste men. Victim taken to Aligarh Muslim University hospital with critical spinal injuries.

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2. 2020-09-29VICTIM DEATHMilestone99%

   Victim dies at Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi. UP Police forcibly cremates her body at 2 AM without family consent at the village, allegedly to destroy evidence. Act condemned by Supreme Court and human rights groups.

   "UP Police forcibly cremated the body at 2 AM without family consent"

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3. 2020-10-11CBI TAKEOVERMilestone98%

   Allahabad High Court takes suo motu cognisance. UP Government hands case to CBI. CBI arrests all 4 accused: Sandeep, Ramu, Lavkush, and Ravi: within weeks.

   Court: Allahabad High Court

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4. 2020-12-18CHARGESHEET FILEDMilestone98%

   CBI files chargesheet against all 4 accused at Hathras fast-track court under IPC 376D (gang rape), 302 (murder), 341 (wrongful restraint), and SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. Rejects UP Police narrative that rape did not occur.

   Court: Hathras Fast Track Court

   NDTV18/12/2020
5. 2021-03-01~TRIAL BEGINSMilestone92%

   Trial begins at Hathras fast-track court. All 4 accused plead not guilty. Allahabad High Court monitors proceedings and directs in-camera trial to protect victim's family. As of 2023 trial is ongoing.

   Court: Hathras Fast Track Court / Allahabad HC oversight

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